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Cavallino

Cavallino

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Folks, I got 2 x 120GB OCZ HDs recently and want to RAID 0 them.
However I already have a SSD as my boot drive.

My mobo manual is saying I need to "configure sata as RAID" but when i do this everytime my PC boots it would show the windows load screen but will then reset and the process starts again...

Is there something wrong which I am missing?
 
yes you probably have to do a clean install,as the os wont have any raid drivers installed even if its not part of the array

there are reg hacks/tweaks to get around this if you google i did it a long time ago for caching but cant remember what guide i used,back up your os data first just incase

you have to set raid before win7 installation,the reg hack gets around this
 
Ugh... sersiously? Bugger. Dont have time to do a reinstall....
Does this mean that even though I am not using my primary drive in RAID does it mean that if I change from RAID to ACHI that I would not be able to read that HD anymore? (i.e. does setting RAID in the bios effectively create some kind of different writing system - even though my primary drive is not intended as a RAID one) ?
 
have you set to raid then at splash screen pressed ctrl and i to access the raid console? make the 2 ssd's the raid 0 array and dont include your os drive,once youve done that set first boot device as your os ssd in the bios and see if it boots up
 
It might depend what board you have and what controllers you have on board, mine has Intel and a separate Marvel controller, I think they can be set independently of each other, worth a look in your BIOS.
 
wazza300 said:
have you set to raid then at splash screen pressed ctrl and i to access the raid console? make the 2 ssd's the raid 0 array and dont include your os drive,once youve done that set first boot device as your os ssd in the bios and see if it boots up
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So you're saying.

Set RAID in bios.
Upon spalsh screen press Ctrl I to go into the RAID menu and raid the 2 new SSD (not operating system SSD Upon completion go back into Bios and ensure my operating system SSD is set as the Boot up one).

Is this correct?

(FYI I already did part of this, i.e. I set to RAID in bios but didn raid my 2 new SSDs yet, let my pc boot and then it would reset as I described above - you think if I established the RAIDING of my 2 drives it may actually boot?)
 
hyperst said:
It might depend what board you have and what controllers you have on board, mine has Intel and a separate Marvel controller, I think they can be set independently of each other, worth a look in your BIOS.
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I have a P5Q deluxe and the manualsays this:
outhbridge
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s
- Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Marvell 88SE6121
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
- 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Silicon Image Sil5723 (Drive Xpert technology)
- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s
- Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions

so you're saying I could run my OS SSD off the other controllers?

EDIT: I dont see anywhere in the bios where I can set RAID indepdent, it just seems to be a general global setting.....
 
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Cavallino said:
I have a P5Q deluxe and the manualsays this:
outhbridge
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s
- Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Marvell 88SE6121
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
- 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Silicon Image Sil5723 (Drive Xpert technology)
- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s
- Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions

so you're saying I could run my OS SSD off the other controllers?
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Don't see why not, I presume you have the boot drive in the Intel controller ports, why not set them back to ACHI so you can boot to your OS, and put the 2 SSD's that you want to raid on the 2 Silicon Image ports and set up the raid on the Silicone image controller, it should work at a guess:D
 
It could be, from what I can see the drive xpert tecnology is for backup drives, but if that is what you want the 2 SSD's for it may be worth having a go as it says it can transfer faster (or something like that) but only for backup purpose, I suppose that means you cannot boot from the silicone image controller.
 
Most boards I have seen you can set to SATA to RAID and enroll member drives to a mirror array, while drives that aren't part of the array continue to be single drives.

You'd want to be using the native controller (Intel) rather than the third party ports, they tend to be pants in comparison.

Try disconnecting your boot SSD, connect up the two drives you want to RAID0, set SATA to RAID, enroll the two drives to a RAID0 mirror array (usually something like Ctrl+I just after POST), once the array is set up reconnect your boot drive and attempt to boot.

Have your install media handy to do a startup repair (this will fix the boot problem **probably :D**) and it would be wise to have a DVD/usb pen drive with the RAID controller drivers handy as well
 
Thanks for your input folks... think I will leave this for now until my next reinstall.... but thanks for your advice...

Just one last question... whats the best way to partition these drives and format them?
 
I didn't want to say in my first reply as it wasn't what you were asking, but I wouldn't bother putting SSDs in RAID0 (or any RAID array, unless I was a millionaire). The main benefit of SSDs over mechanical drives, more so than transfer speed, is near instant access times. The only benefit of a RAID0 array of two 120GB drives would be that it presents a single 240GB (minus formatting I guess) volume...

No idea about formatting/partitioning SSDs, I imagine if they are new they won't need a format
 
slow down.

you should be able to set RAID as long as it was set to AHCI currently.

You need to set a register flag to enable your OS to boot.

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-change-...o-ahci-raid-in-bios-after-installing-windows/


IF your using intel storage manager...it can reconfigure your disk to RAID 0 without losing data. Need to confirm this if it is your system disk though...but that will be confirmed by ISM/RST not letting you.
 
Inoton..

Drives as follows:

1 OS drive (want to keep as ACHI)
2 empty SSDs (want to RAID these two together for RAID 0)

Is it possible using your aforementioned method?
 
Cavallino said:
Inoton..

Drives as follows:

1 OS drive (want to keep as ACHI)
2 empty SSDs (want to RAID these two together for RAID 0)

Is it possible using your aforementioned method?
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Yes. Same as me... As your about let me check that is the best guide....

Here is another:

http://forums.tweaktown.com/storage-devices-methods/45827-enabling-raid-after-os-installation.html

and another referenced link

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976

Excerpt:

"Originally Posted by Acebmxer
Enable switching between all IDE/AHCI/RAID modes by changing "Start" Values in these keys to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Msahci\Start
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Pciide\Start
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\servic es\iaStorV\Start
This is for only windows vista/7"

Do the above when you in the OS with bios settings as when the OS was installed. Then reboot enter bios and set to RAID....it should now boot fine.

Did this and it works for me. I have SSD as boot and two spindles in RAID 0

Once your booted in, then install RST. Infact you don't even need to do this...depending on your BIOS you should be able to Control-I and then set up the RAID. What ever you do...dont add your system drive into the Array....otherwise you are f*&ked. Double check...measure twice, cut once...all that jazz.
 
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actually maybe ignore the bios option for setting the RAID....that might lose your data....the OS version ISM or RST can "migrate" and keep your data...even if it is a system disk...

cool stuff.
 
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